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{{Short description|1962 Railway accident}}
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'''Lincoln rail crash''' occurred on [[3 June]] [[1962]], when the 22:15 [[sleeping car]] express train from [[King's Cross railway station|King's Cross]] to [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh]] derailed on a sharp curve at [[Lincoln Central railway station]]. Two passengers and a sleeping car attendant were killed and 50 people were injured.
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The '''Lincoln rail crash''' occurred on 3 June 1962, when the 22:15 [[sleeping car]] express train from [[London King's Cross railway station|King's Cross]] to [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh]] derailed on a sharp curve just a short distance east of [[Lincoln Central railway station]]. Two passengers and a sleeping car attendant were killed and seven people were seriously injured.


The train had been diverted from its usual route because of engineering work on the [[East Coast Main Line]]. A conductor driver had taken the controls of the locomotive, an [[British Rail Class 40|English Electric Type 4]], because the regular driver did not know the diversionary route.
The train had been diverted from its usual route because of engineering work on the [[East Coast Main Line]]. A conductor driver had taken the controls of the locomotive, an [[British Rail Class 40|English Electric Type 4]], because the regular driver did not know the diversionary route.


The conductor driver was not qualified to drive [[diesel locomotive]]s, but he had done so occasionally before. It was thought that he was used to driving without a [[speedometer]] and so had misjudged his speed on the approach to Lincoln, entering a 15 mph curve at around 55 mph. The driver had also evidently been inattentive because the [[Home signal]] near the curve was not cleared until the train was almost at it, yet it passed the signal at around 60 mph.
The conductor driver was not qualified to drive [[diesel locomotive]]s, but he had done so occasionally before. It was thought that he was used to driving without a [[speedometer]] and so had misjudged his speed on the approach to Lincoln, entering a 15 mph curve at around 55 mph. The driver had also evidently been inattentive because the home [[Railway signal|signal]] near the curve was not cleared until the train was almost at it, yet it passed the signal at around 60 mph.


Most of the coaches were derailed although the locomotive was not; the latter coming to a stand in the middle of Lincoln station.
Most of the coaches were derailed although the locomotive was not; the latter coming to a stand in the middle of Lincoln Central station.


==References==
== References ==


* {{cite book | first= | last=Ministry of Transport | authorlink= | url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_Lincoln1962.pdf | coauthors=Col W P Reed | year=1962 | title=Railway accident : report on the derailment that occurred on 3rd June 1962 at Lincoln in the Eastern Region of British Railways | edition= | publisher= HMSO | location= | id= }}
* {{cite book | last=Ministry of Transport | url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_Lincoln1962.pdf |format=PDF| author2=Col W P Reed | year=1962 | title=Railway accident : report on the derailment that occurred on 3rd June 1962 at Lincoln in the Eastern Region of British Railways | publisher= HMSO }}


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Latest revision as of 20:11, 6 December 2023

Lincoln rail crash
Details
Date3 June 1962
00:49
LocationLincoln Central railway station, Lincolnshire
Coordinates53°13′29″N 0°32′05″W / 53.2247°N 0.5347°W / 53.2247; -0.5347
CountryEngland
LineDoncaster to Lincoln Line
CauseOverspeed on curve
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths3
Injured7
List of UK rail accidents by year

The Lincoln rail crash occurred on 3 June 1962, when the 22:15 sleeping car express train from King's Cross to Edinburgh derailed on a sharp curve just a short distance east of Lincoln Central railway station. Two passengers and a sleeping car attendant were killed and seven people were seriously injured.

The train had been diverted from its usual route because of engineering work on the East Coast Main Line. A conductor driver had taken the controls of the locomotive, an English Electric Type 4, because the regular driver did not know the diversionary route.

The conductor driver was not qualified to drive diesel locomotives, but he had done so occasionally before. It was thought that he was used to driving without a speedometer and so had misjudged his speed on the approach to Lincoln, entering a 15 mph curve at around 55 mph. The driver had also evidently been inattentive because the home signal near the curve was not cleared until the train was almost at it, yet it passed the signal at around 60 mph.

Most of the coaches were derailed although the locomotive was not; the latter coming to a stand in the middle of Lincoln Central station.

References

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  • Ministry of Transport; Col W P Reed (1962). Railway accident : report on the derailment that occurred on 3rd June 1962 at Lincoln in the Eastern Region of British Railways (PDF). HMSO.
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